@bibax: interesting to learn that bearing can refer to withstanding and comparison. But could you illustrate those using a sentence? The point is: I cannot quite guess the precise meaning. I imagine lots of derivations (using prefixes and nouns) are based on those.

@arielipi: what 'defined' verbs do you mean, Arielipi? And what is the root of your wear-verb? Do you use it in lots of combinations (nouns, derivations)?

@bibax: interesting to learn that bearing can refer to withstanding and comparison. But could you illustrate those using a sentence? The point is: I cannot quite guess the precise meaning. I imagine lots of derivations (using prefixes and nouns) are based on those.

Just to add, in hebrew the equivalent of bear/tolerate can also be meant for withstand.

Defined verbs are the association of a root with the verb; As I said, to each cloth-type there's a specific defined verb (or root if you prefer)
Since roots are the basis of everything, yes we use them in derivations, nouns, etc. (I just dont remember their terms in english)

I feel as though I've asked this before, but does Modern Greek still use different roots to express different tenses and aspects of "bear/carry" (cf. Ancient Greek phérō "I am carrying", oísō "I will carry", ḗnenkon "I carried")?

I feel as though I've asked this before, but does Modern Greek still use different roots to express different tenses and aspects of "bear/carry" (cf. Ancient Greek phérō "I am carrying", oísō "I will carry", ḗnenkon "I carried")?

number 1 (carry) is commonly used in holding object. number 2 is about the feelings/emotions.number 3 is about suffering in trauma or unexpected events and number 4 is about costume or make up that bring changes in physical appearance/look.

Arabic: Could you give us the transcription ? --- How do you express wearing clothes then? How do you literally translate: I [wear] clothes?

Tamil: could you give more uses of poru? can you use it literally? --- Thaangu: maybe there is a parallel with the English I cannot stand it. Does it somehow refer to standing? Can you use it in different ways/ meanings?

Arabic: Could you give us the transcription ? --- How do you express wearing clothes then? How do you literally translate: I [wear] clothes? Tamil: could you give more uses of poru? can you use it literally? --- Thaangu: maybe there is a parallel with the English I cannot stand it. Does it somehow refer to standing? Can you use it in different ways/ meanings?

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poru - literally its "not going after something or someone" so comes with the meaning wait or bear.
thaangu - no, its not standing, its withstanding, kayiru thaangaathu -this rope cannot withstand, but its root is "to keep with in a higher position", other meaning/usage.. "avanai thaangaathe" - "dont give importance to him". or pleading to do.

I also want to say that letter "h" is not the equivalent of the Arabic letter (ح (حـ. There's no equivalent for ح in the Latin script, so it is usually being replaced with "h" in Arabic loanwords in other languages. [h = (ه (هـ]

Very interesting additions, Ahmed: some of them I could link with dragen, carry, in Dutch, but not all. It seems to me that we do not linguistically express a link between loading and carrying but of course we do carry a load (we dragen een lading/ een last). Do you then use two h-m-l words next to another one?

A small addition: Sabal (root s-v-l ס-ב-ל which generally means to bear or to suffer) means a porter, a man who's work is to carry heavy things.
In the bible, "Sevel" also appears in the meaning of a heavy burden.

Carry, bear, tolerate: you can use suportar for any of them in Portuguese in some cases. But carry doesn't always translate as suportar. For example, when it means transport you need a specific verb. Indeed there are many, more specific words, not all synonymous, to translate each of the three words.Wear is a different verb. In the broadest sense you can say usar. For clothes there is also vestir, and for shoes calçar.

Suportar and maybe transportar, I guess: I recognize this difference in Dutch too, but in Dutch there is an entirely different verb for 'transport', voeren. I think we don't spontaneously associate dragen (carry, bear, ...) with voeren... I'd need more time to explain - and first perceive - the difference precisely. --- But as for wearing: do you say vestir [trousers] calçar [shoes], with a direct object?

I also want to say that letter "h" is not the equivalent of the Arabic letter (ح (حـ. There's no equivalent for ح in the Latin script, so it is usually being replaced with "h" in Arabic loanwords in other languages. [h = (ه (هـ]

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This is interesting, in Hebrew the root חמל H-M-L is connected to pity, to feel mercy for somebody, but the root R-H-M which also means to have mercy,
is also connected to the word רחם Rehem, which means the womb, where a woman carries her child while being pregnant. I guess it's not a coincidence.

Interesting note! I could imagine a link between pity and carrying: have pity could be paraphrased as bear with me (though more neg.), carry me (fig.) in my distress, and indeed, womb and carrying seem semantically linked indeed. Hope someone will be able to 'enlighten' us on the etymology of both...

And another point: one of the names of God in Hebrew is "HaRaḥaman", the one who has mercy. One of the characteristics ("Midot") of the mercy of God is considered to be "Nosse Avon" which literally means - bears/ carries the sins. In the book of Exodus 34, 6-7: " El Raḥum.... Nosse Avon".
Here as well, mercy has a literal connection to bearing or carrying.

This is interesting, in Hebrew the root חמל H-M-L is connected to pity, to feel mercy for somebody, but the root R-H-M which also means to have mercy,
is also connected to the word רחם Rehem, which means the womb, where a woman carries her child while being pregnant. I guess it's not a coincidence.

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"Womb" also means رحم /raḥem/ in Arabic and it's from the root رحم /R-Ḥ-M/ which means to have mercy, but "pity" in Arabic is from a different root شفق /SH-F-Q/, so the connection between "pity" and "Ḥ-M-L" is not exist in Arabic as it is in Hebrew.

Maybe when someone carries a heavy load, you feel pity for him. Arabic (carry,load) and Hebrew (pity) are all from the root Ḥ-M-L.

--- But as for wearing: do you say vestir [trousers] calçar [shoes], with a direct object?

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Yes, exactly. Another possible verb meaning "wear", both for clothes and shoes, is levar, "take"... which as a matter of fact can in other cases translate "carry", as in levar uma arma escondida, carrying a concealed weapon.